Pictures of the day: 10 October 2012

Lighting up the cloud like a firework display this bolt from the blue was captured by amateur photographer Mike Jones while he was on a dive trip in the Grand Cayman Islands last month. He said: "Primarily I was there for a diving trip but I had brought my photo gear as usual. Trying to photograph it was a bit like try trying to catch a fish, so I settled down with some rum drinks to make the wait tolerable. I chose this piece of the horizon and after getting the focus and settings the way I wanted, took about eight to ten 30 second exposures to try and capture the light. This picture was a single event and even though it happened quickly, I knew I had got it."Picture: Mike Jones/National News and Pictures